
March 27th or 28th of this year, I can’t seem to pinpoint whether it was a Tuesday or Wednesday. I was downtown on my way to meet my boys who I hadn’t seen in months when I got a phone call from my cousin. It was news that my aunt had died. Most people would go home, make phone calls, and be alone. But for once I was emotionless; I couldn’t feel anything and I had no idea what to do besides continue on with my day and live for her.
So I met with Steve and Ricky who told me this photographer from France wanted to take photos of them. I was watching Emmanuelle take the photos and quickly realized how gifted she is. If you know me, you already know that I have this idea that there’s a group of chosen people in this world who have a way of portraying truths; truths through music, literature, fashion, art, poetry, etc. And Emmanuelle’s gift of truth is through photography.
A little while later, I saw one photograph she had taken of me. I haven’t said this to anyone until now, but I am pretty sure it is going to be my favorite portrait of myself. But don’t take that in the wrong sense. The reason I appreciate it so much is because she caught exactly what I was going through at the time and what I was about to be going through. Later on that day, I got a phone call that my friend had been in an apartment fire and was on life support in the hospital. Less than a week later she passed away. At that time in my life I had never been so lost but so found at the same time, and that’s exactly what I see in my photo.
If you look through her photography, you can see the real in everyone she photographs. Her work is a visual reminder of why I still have faith in the human race and also why I still live in New York. Stay tuned for an interview and check out her websites:
New York Photo Blog
EmmanuelleTricoire Photography
2 comments:
wow, I didnt realise all that, sorry to hear for ur aunt and friend...
thank u so much, I TRUELY appreciate this...
Bisous
Emma
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